I don't know what exactly was happening, but Russians/Ukrainians started talking to me and came to respect me, so I loved it. The hit boxes on some of the powerups did feel a bit off, though. I might recommend making them bigger than they actually are.
Regarding the hitboxes, the line itself won't collide with the hitboxes of the items on the graph, it's the faint little circle in the middle of the screen that will hit them. Though making the hitboxes bigger should make the game a lot easier, since I often find it's hard to time when to hit the Pump/Crash button.